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Arkansas vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.7 times (68%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Mount Magazine is 460 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 546 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Minnesota's population density is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Minneapolis' population is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 22 years.
Arkansas vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 6.0 times (501%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 3.5 times (248%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 3.2 times (217%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Benton County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Pine County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 5.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 1.34 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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